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Accelerated Evolution and Functional Divergence of the Dim Light Visual Pigment Accompanies Cichlid Colonization of Central America.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Oct 2017
Hauser Frances E, Ilves Katriina L, Schott Ryan K, Castiglione Gianni M, López-Fernández Hernán, Chang Belinda S W
Abstract excerpt
Cichlids encompass one of the most diverse groups of fishes in South and Central America, and show extensive variation in life history, morphology, and colouration. While studies of visual system evolution in cichlids have focussed largely on the African rift lake species flocks, Neotropical cichlids offer a unique opportunity to investigate visual system evolution at broader temporal and geographic scales. South...
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